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When the BBC announced Sherlock
there were mutterings about having a contemporary Holmes. I was amongst those
who went on record to say that we’d prefer a Victorian Holmes (I have nothing
against Sherlock before you start
lighting torches). In response there were people who said that Victorian Holmes
had been done to death.

The recent guest post from Australia which bemoaned the
lack of Sherlock Fandom organisation down-under got me thinking…is the gap that
appears to exist between Fandom and traditional societies financial as much as
cultural?

Without beating around the bush, as we say here,
I’ll get straight to the point. While Europe and the U.S. are spoilt with
conventions, Q&As, autographing sessions, meet-and-greets, special
appearances, awards ceremonies and societies (need I continue?) we Sherlockians
in Australia must survive on breadcrumbs.....